Colorado River Float Trip
Glen Canyon Dam to Lee's Ferry
We signed up for the Colorado River Float Trip. It was not a white water trip. It was a leisurely float down 15 miles of the Colorado River from the Glen Canyon Dam access to Lee's Ferry.
It was beautiful.
You should have seen Nana going down the 2 mile tunnel access to get to the bottom of the Glen Canyon Dam, where the boats were located.
She had her eyes closed.
We took a tour bus from the parking lot of the Colorado River Rafting Co. to the tunnel access rd. It was a steep 6% grade downhill in the dark. Like a roller coaster. Except in slow motion.
Every 500 feet there were side tunnels that entered the canyon walls.
Pretty amazing.
When they were constructing this tunnel access, they had 2 groups working on it 24 hours per day. One group at the top, while the other group worked from the bottom and were lowered down with ropes. Instead of hauling all the debris to the top, they built these side tunnels and dumped the dirt and rocks out the side.
We counted 18.
Here's Nana and Paw. She looks relieved to be out of the tunnel.
We're settled into our raft. It has a motor, so now oars.
Here's a look down the canyon.
Here's a look back at the Dam.
The happy couple with Adam in the background.
He was pretty happy. He met a friend, from Kentucky, who was out on fall break. They hung out together the whole time.
The sides of the canyon.
Natalie looking happy too.
Our only white rapids. Class .05!
Meaning not much there.
The black sides of the canyon are called desert varnish. It's the oldest part that has been baked in the sun. The newer parts are more tan colored.
